MRS. GILKES (MS. WILKINS – 5TH)7TH GRADE READING LITERACYMARCH 29, 2011

RESPONSE TO LITERATURE & CRCT PRACTICE

HOMEWORK:

1. Read for 30 minutes & get parent’s signature

2. Bring AR book to class tomorrow (no one will be allowed to go to their locker!!!)

3. Bring Poetry Cornell Notes tomorrow

MYP UNIT QUESTION:

What do I need to study to be successful on the Reading CRCT?

LESSON GUIDING QUESTION:

“What poetry vocabulary do I need to know in preparing for the CRCT?”

GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD:

ELA7R1.f: Analyzes characterization (dynamic and static) in prose and plays as delineated through a character's thoughts, words, speech patterns, and actions; the narrator's description; and the thoughts, words, and actions of other characters.

MATERIALS:

In order to be successful in class today, you will need…

Loose-leaf paper Pen/pencil Agenda

Title of Assignment: Poetry Cornell Notes

OPENING:

1. Explain CRCT Flip Chart Checklist.2. Prepare to write Poetry Cornell Notes.

WORK SESSION:

Students will be able to copy all Poetry Cornell Notes to study for CRCT….

POETRY CORNELL NOTES:

prose – a form of written language that is not poetry, drama, or song.

Poetry – a literary work in verse form with lines.

Figurative language – language that is not supposed to be taken literally.

Imagery – language that appeals to one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell) Imagery is also known as sensory

language.

POETRY CORNELL NOTES:

Lines – the form in which words are written in poetry.

Stanza – the form in which lines in poetry are grouped.

Mood – the overall feeling the author gives through their work.

POETRY CORNELL NOTES: Tone – writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the

subject or characters. Simile – uses like or as to compare two

seemingly different things. Example: Her dress is as colorful as the rainbow.

Metaphor – describes one thing as if it were another (without using like or as). Example: Her dress is the colorful rainbow.

Personification – gives human qualities to something nonhuman. Example: The leaves danced in the wind.

POETRY CORNELL NOTES:

Hyperbole – exaggerates speech for emphasis. Example: I had a million dishes to wash.

rhyme – the repetition of sounds at the end of words. Example: sun and run

Alliteration – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Example: Sandy sells seashells at the seashore.

Onomatopoeia – the use of words that sounds like what it means. Example: bang, boom, swoosh, slurp, hiss

CLOSING:

Students will keep Poetry Cornell Notes in CRCT Flip Chart Folder.